Chen Qing was also planning to visit Zhang Jun in the afternoon, but he didn't expect him to come to the door on his own initiative. Chen Qing quickly went out of the house to greet him.
Zhang Jun looked at the house with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile: "This house is nice, in a good location, and close to the river. You can take a boat directly to the West Lake. You should build a private dock."
"Reporting to my husband, there is a dock, but there are no boats at the moment."
"You can buy a boat! A good cruise ship only costs a few hundred dollars. Can't you afford it?"
Chen Qing was stunned, "So cheap? Isn't it rumored that someone spent tens of thousands of dollars to build a cruise ship?"
Zhang Jun smiled slightly, "The boat itself only costs a few hundred guan, but hanging two paintings by Yan Liben inside will cost 10,000 guan."
"That's it, I understand!"
The two of them walked into the lobby and sat down. The body was cleared away by the military before dawn. Chen Qing found someone to wash it thoroughly again, and there was no longer any bloody smell.
The two sat down, and Yu Lian came in to serve them tea. Chen Qing has learned to hide his secrets now. Sisters Yu Lian and Yu Ying are too eye-catching. I'm afraid Zhao Gou will also summon them into the palace when he hears about it. People like Zhang Jun
It is best for the powerful not to see it.
Yu Lian came in alone to offer tea without attracting Zhang Jun's attention. Chen Qing winked at her and she immediately retreated.
Zhang Jun took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, it was the officials who asked me to come to see you."
"Is it related to the negotiation this morning?" Chen Qing asked with a faint smile.
Zhang Jun was startled, "How did you guess that?"
"I have dealt with Wan Yanchang countless times. I know him too well. He will use any means to get rid of me, even using assassination methods. But even the assassination methods failed, then he will definitely add me to the negotiations.
Go in, just like he proposed to trade me for the Queen Mother last year, since the Jin army defeated the Song army in Yangzhou, he will definitely repeat his old tricks."
"You are absolutely right. The Song army was defeated miserably, and Wan Yanchang had the advantage in negotiations. We all thought he would put forward such harsh additional conditions, but we didn't expect that he only put forward one condition."
"Leave me to Jin Guo?"
Zhang Jun smiled lightly and said, "He proposed this additional condition, but it is impossible for me to agree to it, and it is impossible for the soldiers of the Western Army to agree to it."
"What's the end?"
"Finally a compromise was reached and you were transferred out of Sichuan and Shaanxi."
"What about my army?" Chen Qing asked anxiously.
"Your army also abandons Qinzhou and retreats south. There can be no Song army north of Dashan Pass."
"Is this final?"
Zhang Jun nodded, "The emperor has approved it, and the official document will be signed in the afternoon. Then the emperor asked me to appease you. If you have reasonable requests, you can make them, as long as they are not excessive."
"I have only one request!"
Chen Qing said without hesitation: "My army will still be led by me, there are no other requirements."
"This request is not excessive, I can agree to it. In addition, the emperor is going to formally appoint you as the governor of the capital, and requires you to lead the army to quell the Dongting Lake water thieves and be controlled by Li Gang, the governor of Huguang."
Chen Qing nodded silently. Li Gang is a much better boss than the disgusting Zhu Shengfei. More importantly, his foundation has not been lost. The foundation is neither Qinzhou nor Ganquan Fort, but people, a group of soldiers loyal to him. This is
His foundation is just like the Yue Family Army, Zhong Family Army, and Wu Family Army. This Chen Family Army is what makes him invincible.
Zhang Jun smiled slightly again and said: "Actually, it's a good thing that you left Sichuan and Shaanxi. Zhu Shengfei will not let you go. Although he does not have the power to remove, he has the power to deploy troops. Don't underestimate this power. He can easily seize it."
He can take your army and leave you idle, or let you go to southern Xinjiang to train troops. He has the support of the Queen Mother behind him. Sometimes he goes too far and the officials can't do anything to him."
"I know, I will rush back to Ganquan Fort as soon as possible and lead the army south."
"That's the reason. You'd better leave in these two days. I will push back the withdrawal time limit by two months in the negotiation treaty, which is enough for you to withdraw calmly."
Zhang Jun still had formal negotiations in the afternoon. He stood up to leave. Chen Qing said quickly: "In addition, I have a private matter to ask Mr. Zhang."
"It must have been the assassination last night! Don't worry, the official promised to give you an explanation as soon as possible. I will probably deal with Liu Huan and Wang Bo and give you a bad breath."
Chen Qing shook his head quickly, "It's not this matter, it's a lifelong event about humble position. I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to be a matchmaker for humble position."
Zhang Jun hesitated and said, "Are you really determined to marry Lu Yihao's granddaughter? I advise you to be more cautious."
Chen Qing was startled, "What happened?"
Zhang Jun lowered his voice and said: "Top-secret internal information, the officials have decided to remove Lu Yihao from the position. He bears the unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of Yangzhou. He tried his best to promote the sending of troops to Yangzhou. The emperor was a little hesitant. It was he who made the decision for the emperor."
He has obtained a guarantee, and the two confidants he appointed have been found to have major problems by the imperial censor. He has been dismissed from the prime minister this time, and it will be difficult for him to stand up in the future. You'd better think carefully."
Chen Qing shook his head, "My desire to marry Miss Lu has nothing to do with Lu Yihao. Even if Lu Yihao is demoted and becomes a civilian, it will not affect my decision."
Zhang Jun laughed and said, "Okay! I promise to be the matchmaker for you. I will go to Lu Mansion tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
.........
Lu Xiu was imprisoned in a small building with only one personal maid, Chuntao, to accompany her. In order to prevent her from escaping, Lu Yihao even hired five strong women to guard her downstairs door. Except for Lu Yihao, all five women
Don't listen to what people say.
Lu Xiu cried twice last night and almost stayed up all night. She knew her grandfather's strength very well. As long as he decided something, no one could object to it.
But Lu Xiu will not admit defeat. For the sake of her own happiness, she will never accept her fate.
Lu Xiu has calmed down and regained her rationality. She is also thinking about how to get rid of the marriage forcibly arranged by her grandfather.
At this time, footsteps sounded on the stairs, and the maid Chuntao shouted: "Miss Mei is here!"
Lu Xiu was startled and hurriedly walked out of the bedroom, only to see Li Mei standing at the top of the stairs with a food box in her hand and a smile on her face.
"Amei, you...why are you here?"
"Can't I come? I'll bring you food and talk to you by the way."
"But....."
Lu Xiu pointed down and whispered: "How could those five evil women allow you to come up?"
Li Mei smiled slightly and said: "Your grandfather only forbids you to go downstairs, and does not forbid others to go upstairs. Besides, I have Grandpa's sign, so they don't dare to stop me."
The grandpa Li Mei mentioned was her future father-in-law, Lu Xiu's father Lu Jin.
Lu Xiu felt sad for a while, and finally she realized that only her father really cared about her. For so many years, her father had been overshadowed by her grandfather, and she barely cared about him.
"What did my father say?"
"He tells you not to be too desperate. Things are subject to change. Don't admit failure until the last moment."
Lu Xiu smiled bitterly, "My father hopes that I will accept my fate. As long as the engagement and betrothal gifts between the two families are exchanged, it will be difficult to recover. I don't think it can be delayed until the end."
"Then what are you going to do?" Li Mei asked.
Lu Xiu bit her lip and said resolutely: "I decided to leave and go to Sichuan and Shaanxi with Sanlang."
"Ah! You want to elope."
Lu Xiu rolled her eyes at her, "What an elopement, it sounds so ugly. I just want to visit Bashu and go with my friends, isn't that okay?"
"Is there a difference between the two?"
"Of course there is a difference. Elopement is a private life-long commitment. When I finally come back, I will come back with the child in my arms. I just went to Bashu to play. If Saburo wants to marry me, he has to ask a matchmaker to arrange a marriage. It's a normal marriage."
"But... even if you keep your integrity as pure as jade, no one else will know, Xiu Niang, you are so fearsome!"
"I can't control that much anymore. This is the only way to get rid of the Shen family."
Lu Xiu took out a folded letter and handed it to Li Mei, "Do you know where he lives? Give this letter to him for me."
"Okay, you guy! I'll ask your second brother to deliver this letter to you."
Li Mei hid the letter close to her body and went downstairs carrying the empty food box...